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M. E. CARTWRIGHT. VBIL HOLDER.

No. 561,766. Patented June 9, 1896.

UNITED STATESv PATENT Orrrcn.

MATTIE E. OART\VRIGHT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VElL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,760, dated June 9,1896.

Application filed OCtOlJGI' 7, 1895. Serial No. 564,907. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known Athat I, Martin E. Carire/*Rican of the city of St. Louis,State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVeil-Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to an improved veilclasp; and it consists in thenovel features of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of the preferred form of myimproved veilelasp. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is afront View of the same. Fig. L is a top plan View of the modified formof my improved veil-clasp- Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of one of theframes used in the preferred form of the clasp. Fig. G is a perspectiveview of the frame used in the modified form of said clasp. Fig. 7 is aView in perspective of a hat on which is located a veil, the same beingheld by my improved clasp.

Referring bynumerals to the accompanying drawings, l indicatesanordinary safety-pin upon the top portion of the body of which isloosely arranged a torsionally bent coilspring 2.

3 3 indicate rectangular frames constructed of thin strips of metal, theends 4 of which are turned inwardly toward each other in the samehorizontal plane and rounded, so that the same will readily operate.These ends 4 are passed into the ends of the spring 2 and the protrudingends 5 of said spring placed so as to bear one upon each of the saidframes 3. Said spring normally holds the .frames 3 in the sainehorizontal plane.

In the forni of the device shown in Figs. i and 6 the ends of one of theframes 3 are bifurcated, and said bifurcated ends are looped around thebody of the pin l, While the ends of the opposite frame 3 are reduced inWidth, so that the portions so reduced can be looped around the bodiesof the pins between the bifurcated ends of the opposite frame, thusmalt- In the practical use of my device the safetypin is located in theusual manner at the desired pointv on the hat, and when the veil islocated upon said hat and it is desired to hold or clasp the ends ofsaid veil the operator engages the outer ends of the frames Sivith thethumb and fingers and springs the same upwardly and together, asindicated by dotted lines in Figs. 2 and By so doing the coilspring 2 istorsionally bent and power tending to return the frames to normalposition is exerted by said spring. After the veil has been properlyadjusted the ends thereof are passed through the frames 3, after Whichsaid frames are loosened from the grasp of the operator and thepowerstorcd in the torsionallybent spring 2 Will cause said frames toinstantlyreassume their normal position,which movement Will veryefficiently clasp and hold the ends of the veil.

A veil-clasp of my improved construction is very easily applied for use,can be instantly removed from one part of the hat to the other or fromone hat to another, does not necessitate the passing of a pin or hookthrough the veil,which very often disfigures said veil, and said claspis very compact and presents a neat and iinished appearance.

l. A veil-clasp, comprising a suitable attaching-pin, two separateframes hinged at adjacent edges, and a torsional coil-spring locatedaround the body of the said pin and around contiguous parts of the saidframes, substantially as set forth.

2. In a veil clasp, the combination of a safety-pin, a torsionalcoil-spring located upon the body thereof, and a pair of rectangularframes, the ends of which are passed into the ends of the torsionalspring, the ends of said coil-spring bearing one upon each of saidframes.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of tivo Witnesses.'

MATTIE E. OARTI'TRIGI-IT.

WVitnesses:

JOHN C. HrenoN, Mann GRIFFIN.

